In an ongoing bid to improve the image of Wilmslow, the Town Council has arranged for work to be carried out at a number of highly visible areas in the town centre.
In recent weeks overgrown vegetation has been stripped from the memorial gardens roundabout, the triangle of land at the other end of Mill Street, near the A34 junction, and at the front of Lindow Common on Altrincham Road.
Reporting at this week's Town Council meeting, Cllr Ruth McNulty said "A lot of progress has been made."
She added "The three beds outside The Rectory, although they will be planted in red, white and blue (rather than yellow and orange to tie in with Britain in Bloom's golden theme for 2014 ) the plants will be in the form of the union flag."
Cllr McNulty also confirmed that the scaffolding from outside the leisure centre will be removed next week so they will be able to replant the beds there.
Cllr Rod Menlove commented "It is recognised that visitors to Wilmslow start to form their impression of our town from the state of the entry approaches albeit road or rail. The Town Council 'Welcome to Wilmslow' signs have really helped as have the improvements at the railway station and to the Station Road frontage. This latest activity in the ongoing programme deliberately has immediate highly visual impact.
"The memorial roundabout will be designed and replanted to be sympathetic to the nearby memorial gardens and to the commemorations for the 1914-18 World War. At the other end of Mill Street the self-seeded vegetation will be totally grubbed up and the current idea is that it will be replanted as a wild flower meadow. Altrincham Road is probably the busiest entry road and the long Lindow Common frontage now looks cared for and is yet another improvement to this Wilmslow SSSI treasure.
"I view this latest activity as work in progress and look forward to this being completed and then to the further works on our other main entry roads. These are steps in combined efforts to improve the image of Wilmslow."
Town Clerk Matthew Jackson also confirmed at this week's meeting that moss is going to be removed from around Grange Park Avenue by the probation service.
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I agree with Amy Allen about overgrown bushes, hedges and trees which are dangerously narrowing pavements - but this is a Borough-wide problem. It's a double whammy because trees aren't cut back, which leads to more leaves falling into gutters, which in turn aren't as regularly swept, and drains become blocked quicker, and aren't cleaned as often.
AIUI WTC resolved at last meeting, to contact CEC to investigate ways of encouraging CEC to increase the planned schedule of works. This timescale appears to be 'slipping'.
Developers are not permitted to obstruct a public right of way unless there is a formal footpath closure order in place.